Cars that you grew to like

passatman86

What cars did you hate when released new
That years later you grew to like
Reading the other thread an audi a2 example

frozenfrozen

E63 6 series bmw

Couldn't get over the bangle arse then one day it just looked OK and now I like the shape overall

galvo_clare

frozenfrozen wrote: »

E63 6 series bmw

Couldn't get over the bangle arse then one day it just looked OK and now I like the shape overall

Bit the same for me. Hated the E60 5 Series when it came out in late 2003. Couldn’t get it at all.
Took more than a year but my opinion changed and thought it was one of the best looking cars on the road. On my second now. Been driving one since 2006 and still love it.
Bangle can’t be all bad. He did the Fiat Coupé too remember.

wotzgoingon

This I now think it's the best car ever and I really hope those stupid motor companies get off their asses and produce one it is after all a car for the average American.

Pat_bottom

frozenfrozen wrote: »

E63 6 series bmw

Couldn't get over the bangle arse then one day it just looked OK and now I like the shape overall

Interior on these let's them down in my opinion. I agree the exterior design has gown old gracefully but the interior looks its age. Same with e60.

Andrewf20

E46 coupe. I thought it looked quite bloated vs the e36 when it came out but to see one now, it always turns my head. Better looking than the e92 imho.

passatman86

Car that i cant get to like is the pt cruiser
For some strange reason i think a mk1 fiat multipla lowered on nice alloys would look well - but when new i hated them

ba_barabus

My 2013 Avensis, I bought it after my very much loved 159. When it came to viewing cars I drive a lot and hated everything after the 159. Bought the Avensis as I figured it would just be a car I'd neither love nor hate.

Ended up loving it. Still don't know why.

Leonard Hofstadter

BMW i3 and i8. Hated both at the time but now I realise just how far ahead of their time both were. The i8 in particular was a stunning achievement.

McHardcore

I hated lamborghinis due to their brashness and OTT-ness, but now im like f*ck it, if you have the cash, go for it.

passatman86

ba_barabus wrote: »

My 2013 Avensis, I bought it after my very much loved 159. When it came to viewing cars I drive a lot and hated everything after the 159. Bought the Avensis as I figured it would just be a car I'd neither love nor hate.

Ended up loving it. Still don't know why.

Ha ha i can relate
Ive my avensis t27 nearly 6 years

crosstownk

Porsche Panamera. Hated it when it was first launched but love it now.

passatman86

crosstownk wrote: »

Porsche Panamera. Hated it when it was first launched but love it now.

Yep starting to see a few around now and they've grown on me. Would need the sport turismo "5 seats"

Pat_bottom

Anyone think we will grow to love the new bmw grills? I'm not a fan of the 4 series but the x5 has grown on me in last two years. Maybe it's because the others look so ridiculous that it makes the x5 more bearable..

TheW1zard

I like the newer mr2. The Mrs

blindside88

Wasn’t a fan of the Toyota chr when I first saw them but really like the look of them now

passatman86

Pat_bottom wrote: »

Anyone think we will grow to love the new bmw grills? I'm not a fan of the 4 series but the x5 has grown on me in last two years. Maybe it's because the others look so ridiculous that it makes the x5 more bearable..

I don't know what's worse the grills or fake exhausts

SmartinMartin

When it first came out I thought the Mercedes 190 was awful. I now think it's the best engineered car ever built, and I went out of my way to own one.

Pat_bottom

passatman86 wrote: »

I don't know what's worse the grills or fake exhausts

Fake exhausts been around a while. Mercedes are infamous for it I don't think the beemers are fake? I haven't been looking but they don't seem to be as obvious as the mercs.

appledrop

blindside88 wrote: »

Wasn’t a fan of the Toyota chr when I first saw them but really like the look of them now

Nah I still can't take to them. Everytime I see one it reminds me of a quad bike.

Pat_bottom

appledrop wrote: »

Nah I still can't take to them. Everytime I see one it reminds me of a quad bike.

Reminds me of a Honda civic from behind.

Leonard Hofstadter

Pat_bottom wrote: »

Anyone think we will grow to love the new bmw grills? I'm not a fan of the 4 series but the x5 has grown on me in last two years. Maybe it's because the others look so ridiculous that it makes the x5 more bearable..

Don't think we'll ever like some of the newer grilles, or the styling, interior and whole ethos of the iX, but definitely with regards to their move towards EVs we'll be wondering why they didn't do it sooner in time to come.

They did the i3 and i8 so long ago and then waited until this year to follow it up with another model. Crazy now when you think of it.

Pat_bottom

Leonard Hofstadter wrote: »

Don't think we'll ever like some of the newer grilles, or the styling, interior and whole ethos of the iX, but definitely with regards to their move towards EVs we'll be wondering why they didn't do it sooner in time to come.

They did the i3 and i8 so long ago and then waited until this year to follow it up with another model. Crazy now when you think of it.

I think they i3 and i8s were never meant as serious cars to me they always seemed like concept cars that slipped into production accidently. They have some great aspects to them but just don't sit quiet right on any segment.

Rrrrrr2

We didn’t get it here but the Pontiac Aztec- thought it looked absolutely horrendous at the time and served no purpose. It was 10-15 years too early really. Now everyone is doing similar

Rrrrrr2

blindside88 wrote: »

Wasn’t a fan of the Toyota chr when I first saw them but really like the look of them now

Same. Thought they were basket cases- now I absolutely love them. Especially in the right colour and higher spec

Rrrrrr2

Pat_bottom wrote: »

I think they i3 and i8s were never meant as serious cars to me they always seemed like concept cars that slipped into production accidently. They have some great aspects to them but just don't sit quiet right on any segment.

Have to say I adored the I8 the moment I saw it. They look even better in the flesh!
The I3 is a bit of an oddball but a very innovative and unique piece of engineering too. Would work best as a second car though.

passatman86

Rrrrrr2 wrote: »

We didn’t get it here but the Pontiac Aztec- thought it looked absolutely horrendous at the time and served no purpose. It was 10-15 years too early really. Now everyone is doing similar

Interesting
Loads of different crossovers now

Montage of Feck

I could like the i3 if it wasn't for the rear passenger windows.

Andrewf20

Montage of Feck wrote: »

I could like the i3 if it wasn't for the rear passenger windows.

Agreed. It's the one piece of styling that butchers it.